A landslide turned deadly, and killed one person in an industrial accident that took place in Hells Canyon. Contract employees working on securing a rock shelf on the Idaho Power road from Oxbow to Hells Canyon Dam experienced a significant landslide, sending tons of rock and debris onto the work crew and equipment below. First responders arrived to find that one of the workers was suspended in the air with a boom and bucket to conduct his work. That employee, 39 year old Stacey Keen, had been struck by multiple pieces of rock and debris and was killed as a result. Once the slide area was deemed stable enough, deputies brought in heavy equipment to remove the boom and bucket from the immediate area, and first responders and the Adams County Coroner were able to safely recover Keen.
